Chicago Park District
The Chicago Park District is one of the oldest and the largest park districts in the United States. As of 2016, there are over 600 parks included in the Chicago Park District as well as 27 beaches, 10 boat docking harbors, two botanic conservatories, a zoo, 11 museums, and one stadium.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Government office
- Description: large park district in the U.S.
- Also known as: “Chicago Park District Headquarters”
- Address: 4830 South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Western station and Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School.
Western station
Metro station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Orange Line. It is located between the neighborhoods of Brighton Park and Gage Park. Western station is situated 500 feet southeast of Chicago Park District.
Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School
School
Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, commonly known as Back of the Yards College Prep or BOYCP, is a public four-year international baccalaureate high school located in the New City community area on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School is situated 2,100 feet east of Chicago Park District.
Cornell Square Park
Park
Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cornell Square is a public park at 1809 W. 50th Street in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1905, the park was one of many planned by the South Park Commission to provide parks in dense, poor South Side neighborhoods.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gage Park and Brighton Park.
Gage Park
Suburb
Photo: Klio0701, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gage Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood.
Brighton Park
Suburb
Photo: lanehaugen, CC BY 3.0.
Brighton Park is a community area located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. It is number 58 of the 77 community areas of Chicago. Brighton Park is bordered on the north by the former Illinois and Michigan Canal and the current Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, on the east by Western Avenue, on the south by 49th Street, and on the west by Drake Ave.
New City
Suburb
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New City is one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, located on the southwest side of the city in the South Side district. It contains the neighborhoods of Canaryville and Back of the Yards.
Chicago Park District
- Categories: park district, office, and government building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.80576° or 41° 48′ 21″ northLongitude
-87.6855° or 87° 41′ 8″ westOpen location code
86HJR847+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 10883038715OpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q2963322
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Chicago Park District” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “芝加哥公园区”
- Chinese: “芝加哥公園區”
- Dutch: “Chicago Park District”
- French: “Chicago Park District”
- Italian: “Chicago Park District”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Meadow and Brighton Park Community Campus.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chicago Park District”. Photo: Raymonst, CC BY-SA 3.0.